Tag: mysteries

  • Book review: A Play of Piety by Margaret Frazer

    A Play of Piety by Margaret Frazer My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s impossible to review this book without the context of the previous five in the series (A Play of Isaac, A Play of Dux Moraud, A Play of Knaves, A Play of Lords, and A Play of Treachery), not to mention the…

  • Book Review: A Time for the Death of a King by Ann Dukthas

    A Time For The Death Of A King by Ann Dukthas My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is in the first in a series featuring a mysterious stranger who never dies. Nicholas Segalla is suspiciously long-lived, and he plays a critical role in solving the mystery behind several historical events. In this debut…

  • Book Review: They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer

    They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a quintessential Georgette Heyer mystery. It’s light and fluffy (or as light and fluffy as a book can be with dead bodies in it). The mystery itself is reasonably straightforward, but the strengths of Heyer mysteries are her characterizations and…

  • Book Review: A Marked Man by Barbara Hamilton

    A Marked Man by Barbara Hamilton My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love this series (I know–it’s only the 2nd book). I love the author’s detailed research, I love the time period, and I love Abigail Adams. (Okay, so I’m not so in love with John Adams, but that’s a petty detail.) This is…